About us

Student ambassador showing prospective students around Magdalen College.
Student ambassador showing prospective students around Magdalen College.

About Us

Who Are We?

Lincoln College, Magdalen College and St Edmund Hall each work with schools in the East Midlands to provide underrepresented students with information and guidance about university and Oxford.

Together, these three colleges make up the Oxford for East Midlands consortium, working together in your area.  Our work involves various programmes and events, including: school trips to Oxford, workshops in schools and online, digital resources, advice for teachers, and more.
East Midlands consortia college crests

Aim

Our aims are ambitious:

  • For students in the East Midlands to enjoy their learning, to think big and become independent learners
  • To inspire students of all ages and from all backgrounds to have the confidence to be themselves and to be ambitious about their futures
  • To improve the educational opportunities of all students
  • To encourage more students from the East Midlands to aim for top universities and to achieve their goals
  • For Oxford University to be a realistic goal for anyone with academic talent and commitment.

For more details on the research underpinning these commitments, please see the University of Oxford's Access and Participation Plan.

Working Together

In 2020 we launched Oxford NextGen - a targeted, sustained-contact programme working with select schools across Derby, Leicester, Northampton, and Nottingham. This programme is currently operating on an invite-only basis due to limited capacity.

We are also in, and developing, partnerships with schools, local authorities, multi academy trusts, community organisations, local universities and social mobility organisations. See here for Opportunities in Oxford.

Please note that if you or your school are not eligible to receive support through our Access & Outreach programmes, there is still plenty of advice and support available for you here and on the University website. All schools, sixth form and further education colleges have a point of contact within University of Oxford who will be happy to provide information and advice on admissions and outreach. You are also welcome to contact us via email.
Outreach officer, Katie, talking to a group of prospective students in Lincoln College.

Impact

We do not expect to make radical changes overnight, but hope to build lasting partnerships across the region which will benefit the whole school community as well as our University.

We will evaluate the impact of our outreach across the East Midlands and publish an annual impact report here.

Find out more about outreach at the University of Oxford.